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zhēn

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Definitions

  1. 1. precious thing
  2. 2. treasure
  3. 3. culinary delicacy
  4. 4. rare
  5. 5. valuable
  6. 6. to value highly

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 824518)

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Words Containing 珍

如数家珍
rú shǔ jiā zhēn

lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)

袖珍音响
xiù zhēn yīn xiǎng

pocket stereo

珍馐美馔
zhēn xiū měi zhuàn

delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat

珍宝
zhēn bǎo

a treasure

珍奇
zhēn qí

rare

敝帚自珍
bì zhǒu zì zhēn

to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own

珍贵
zhēn guì

precious

珍品
zhēn pǐn

valuable object

山珍海味
shān zhēn hǎi wèi

exotic delicacies

贺子珍
hè zǐ zhēn

He Zizhen (1910-1984), Mao Zedong's third wife

珍爱
zhēn ài

to cherish

珍珠港
zhēn zhū gǎng

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)

维珍尼亚州
wéi zhēn ní yà zhōu

Virginia (US state) (Hong Kong, Macau)

马氏珍珠贝
mǎ shì zhēn zhū bèi

pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)

珍馐
zhēn xiū

delicacy

珍惜
zhēn xī

to treasure

珍闻
zhēn wén

oddity

珍视
zhēn shì

to place great importance on

炼珍
liàn zhēn

a delicacy (food)

袖珍人
xiù zhēn rén

little person

珍稀
zhēn xī

rare

袖珍本
xiù zhēn běn

pocket book

珍珠
zhēn zhū

pearl

珍珠翡翠白玉汤
zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāng

cabbage, rice and tofu soup

龚自珍
gōng zì zhēn

Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet

鸡珍
jī zhēn

chicken gizzard (cuisine)

珍禽奇兽
zhēn qín qí shòu

rare animals and birds

珍多冰
zhēn duō bīng

cendol, Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert

山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò

rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

珍珠小番茄
zhēn zhū xiǎo fān qié

see 聖女果|圣女果[shèng nu:3 guǒ]

维珍
wéi zhēn

Virgin (company)

珍珠奶茶
zhēn zhū nǎi chá

pearl milk tea

弥足珍贵
mí zú zhēn guì

extremely precious

奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo

rare treasure (idiom)

奇珍
qí zhēn

a rare treasure

倪桂珍
ní guì zhēn

Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋藹齡|宋蔼龄[sòng ǎi líng], Song Qingling 宋慶齡|宋庆龄[sòng qìng líng] and Song Meiling 宋美齡|宋美龄[sòng měi líng]

李时珍
lǐ shí zhēn

Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[běn cǎo gāng mù]

袖珍辞典
xiù zhēn cí diǎn

pocket dictionary

珍异
zhēn yì

rare

珍珠岩
zhēn zhū yán

perlite

珍·奥斯汀
zhēn · ào sī tīng

Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist

善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè

take good care of yourself! (idiom)

珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi

delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat

珍藏
zhēn cáng

a collection of rare and valuable items

李汝珍
lǐ rǔ zhēn

Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror

赛珍珠
sài zhēn zhū

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate

无价珍珠
wú jià zhēn zhū

Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)

袖珍
xiù zhēn

pocket-sized

珍重
zhēn zhòng

precious